My Slider Didn't Bite Shakti Sen, the ingenious scout for the New York baseball franchise, had been promoted to the position of general manager. As a general manager, he foresees the trades, and has the responsibility of revitalizing a team built on high salaries and useless players. In his attempt at salvaging the New York baseball spirit, Shakti must face the owner's wrath, somehow survive the continuous barrage of criticism from the New York fans that appear to love to lose faith in him with every acquisition, and manage to ward off a rival itching for his position. Along the way, the troubled young man copes with the world lying outside the stadium and must come to terms with the thought of failure